ServSafe Manager Exam Questions and
Answers 2025
WhichAfoodAitemAhasAbeenAassociatedAwithASalmonellaATyphi?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Beverages
WhatAsymptomArequiresAaAfoodAhandlerAtoAbeAexcludedAfromAtheAoperation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Jaundice
WhichAisAanAexampleAofAphysicalAcontamination?
A.ASneezingAonAfood.
B.ATouchingAdirtyAfood-contactAsurfacesA
C.ABonesAinAfish.
D.ACookingAtomatoAsauceAinAaAcopperApan.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C.ABonesAinAfish
WhatApracticeAisAusefulAforApreventingANorovirusAfromAcausingAfoodborneAillness?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CorrectAHandwashing
WhatAconditionApromotesAtheAgrowthAofAbacteria?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FoodAheldAbetweenA70°FAandA125°F
ParasitesAareAcommonlyAassociatedAwithAwhatAfood?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WildAgame
WhatApracticeAshouldAbeAusedAtoApreventAseafoodAtoxinsAfromAcausingAaAfoodborneAillnes
s?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PurchasingAfoodAfromAapproved,AreputableAsuppliers
HowAshouldAchemicalsAbeAstored?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AwayAfromAfoodAprepAareas
WhatAdoesAtheALAstandAforAinAtheAFDA'sAALERTAtool?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Look
WhatAsymptomAcanAindicateAaAcustomerAisAhavingAanAallergicAreaction?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WheezingAorAshortnessAofAbreath
WhereAshouldAaAfoodAhandlerAwashAhisAorAherAhandsAafterApreppingAfood?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DesignatedAsinkAforAhandwashing
WhenAshouldAaAfoodAhandlerAwithAaAsoreAthroatAandAfeverAbeAexcludedAfromAtheAoperation
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WhenAtheAcustomersAservedAareAprimarilyAaAhigh-
riskApopulation
AAfoodAhandlerAcomesAtoAworkAwithAdiarrhea.AWhatAshouldAtheAmanagerAtellAtheAfoodAhan
dlerAtoAdo?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-GoAhome
WhatAshouldAaAfoodAhandlerAdoAtoAmakeAglovesAeasierAtoAputAon?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SelectAtheAcorrectAsizeAgloves
WhenAcanAaAfoodAhandlerAdiagnosedAwithAjaundiceAreturnAtoAwork?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WhenAapprovedAbyAtheAregulatoryAauthority
WhichAitemAisAaApotentialAphysicalAcontaminant?
A.ASanitizer.
B.AJewelry.
C.ASweat.
D.AHandASanitizer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Jewelry
, WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAhandAantiseptic?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
LowerAtheAnumberAofApathogensAonAtheAskin
Single-useAglovesAareAnotArequiredAwhenA...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WashingAproduce
WhatAshouldAfoodAhandlersAdoAafterAleavingAandAreturningAtoAtheAprepAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WashAhands
WhatAtypeAofAeggsAmustAbeAusedAwhenApreparingArawAorAundercookedAdishesAforAhigh-
riskApopulations?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Pausterized
WhatAcausesApreschool-ageAchildrenAtoAbeAatAriskAforAfoodborneAillness?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheirAimmuneAsystemsAareAnotAstrong
WhichAorganizationAincludesAinspectingAfoodAasAoneAofAitsAprimaryAresponsibilities?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-U.SADepartmentAofAAgricultureA(USDA)
WhatAshouldAaAserverAdoAafterAclearingAaAtable?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WashAhands
WhatAstrategyAcanApreventAcross-contamination?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BuyAfoodAthatAdoesAnotArequireAprepping
WhatAtemperaturesAdoAinfraredAthermometersAmeasure?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Surface
WhenAcanAglassAthermometersAbeAused?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAenclosedAinAaAshatterproofAcasing
WhyAshouldAfoodAtemperaturesAbeAtakenAinA2AdifferentAlocations?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TemperatureAmayAvaryAinAtheAfood
AAfoodAhandlerAisApreppingAaAseafoodAdishAonAAprilA4,AusingAshrimpAandAscallops.ATheAshr
impAhasAaAuse-byAdateAofAAprilA8,AandAtheAscallopsAhaveAaAuse-
byAdateAofAAprilA10.AWhatAisAtheAuse-byAdateAforAtheAseafoodAdish?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AprilA8
WhatAinformationAmustAbeAincludedAonAtheAlabelAofAfoodApackagedAon-
siteAforAretailAsale?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ListAofAingredients
HowAshouldAanAitemAthatAhasAbeenArecalledAbyAitsAmanufacturerAbeAstoredAinAanAoperatio
n?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SeparatedAfromAfoodAthatAwillAbeAserved
AAfoodAhandlerAhasAjustAfinishedAstoringAaAdryAfoodAdelivery.AWhichAstepAwasAdoneAcorrec
tly?
A.AStoredAfoodAawayAfromAwall.
B.AStoredAfoodA4AinchesAoffAtheAfloor.
C.AStoredAfoodAunderneathAaAstairwell.
D.AStoredAfoodAinAanAemptyAchemicalAcontainer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StoredAfoodAawayAfromAwall
WhichAitemAshouldAbeArejected?
A.ABagsAofAorganicAcookiesAinAtornApackaging.
B.ABottledAmilkAatA41°FA.
C.AShellAeggsAatAanAairAtemperatureAofA45°F.
D.ALiveAoystersAatA50°F.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ABagsAofAorganicAcookiesAinAtornApackaging
Ready-to-eatATCSAfoodApreppedAin-
houseAmustAbeAdateAmarkedAifAitsAheldAforAmoreAthanAhowAmanyAhours?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-24Ahours
Answers 2025
WhichAfoodAitemAhasAbeenAassociatedAwithASalmonellaATyphi?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Beverages
WhatAsymptomArequiresAaAfoodAhandlerAtoAbeAexcludedAfromAtheAoperation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Jaundice
WhichAisAanAexampleAofAphysicalAcontamination?
A.ASneezingAonAfood.
B.ATouchingAdirtyAfood-contactAsurfacesA
C.ABonesAinAfish.
D.ACookingAtomatoAsauceAinAaAcopperApan.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C.ABonesAinAfish
WhatApracticeAisAusefulAforApreventingANorovirusAfromAcausingAfoodborneAillness?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CorrectAHandwashing
WhatAconditionApromotesAtheAgrowthAofAbacteria?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FoodAheldAbetweenA70°FAandA125°F
ParasitesAareAcommonlyAassociatedAwithAwhatAfood?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WildAgame
WhatApracticeAshouldAbeAusedAtoApreventAseafoodAtoxinsAfromAcausingAaAfoodborneAillnes
s?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PurchasingAfoodAfromAapproved,AreputableAsuppliers
HowAshouldAchemicalsAbeAstored?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AwayAfromAfoodAprepAareas
WhatAdoesAtheALAstandAforAinAtheAFDA'sAALERTAtool?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Look
WhatAsymptomAcanAindicateAaAcustomerAisAhavingAanAallergicAreaction?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WheezingAorAshortnessAofAbreath
WhereAshouldAaAfoodAhandlerAwashAhisAorAherAhandsAafterApreppingAfood?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DesignatedAsinkAforAhandwashing
WhenAshouldAaAfoodAhandlerAwithAaAsoreAthroatAandAfeverAbeAexcludedAfromAtheAoperation
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WhenAtheAcustomersAservedAareAprimarilyAaAhigh-
riskApopulation
AAfoodAhandlerAcomesAtoAworkAwithAdiarrhea.AWhatAshouldAtheAmanagerAtellAtheAfoodAhan
dlerAtoAdo?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-GoAhome
WhatAshouldAaAfoodAhandlerAdoAtoAmakeAglovesAeasierAtoAputAon?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SelectAtheAcorrectAsizeAgloves
WhenAcanAaAfoodAhandlerAdiagnosedAwithAjaundiceAreturnAtoAwork?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WhenAapprovedAbyAtheAregulatoryAauthority
WhichAitemAisAaApotentialAphysicalAcontaminant?
A.ASanitizer.
B.AJewelry.
C.ASweat.
D.AHandASanitizer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Jewelry
, WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAhandAantiseptic?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
LowerAtheAnumberAofApathogensAonAtheAskin
Single-useAglovesAareAnotArequiredAwhenA...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WashingAproduce
WhatAshouldAfoodAhandlersAdoAafterAleavingAandAreturningAtoAtheAprepAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WashAhands
WhatAtypeAofAeggsAmustAbeAusedAwhenApreparingArawAorAundercookedAdishesAforAhigh-
riskApopulations?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Pausterized
WhatAcausesApreschool-ageAchildrenAtoAbeAatAriskAforAfoodborneAillness?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheirAimmuneAsystemsAareAnotAstrong
WhichAorganizationAincludesAinspectingAfoodAasAoneAofAitsAprimaryAresponsibilities?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-U.SADepartmentAofAAgricultureA(USDA)
WhatAshouldAaAserverAdoAafterAclearingAaAtable?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WashAhands
WhatAstrategyAcanApreventAcross-contamination?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BuyAfoodAthatAdoesAnotArequireAprepping
WhatAtemperaturesAdoAinfraredAthermometersAmeasure?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Surface
WhenAcanAglassAthermometersAbeAused?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAenclosedAinAaAshatterproofAcasing
WhyAshouldAfoodAtemperaturesAbeAtakenAinA2AdifferentAlocations?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TemperatureAmayAvaryAinAtheAfood
AAfoodAhandlerAisApreppingAaAseafoodAdishAonAAprilA4,AusingAshrimpAandAscallops.ATheAshr
impAhasAaAuse-byAdateAofAAprilA8,AandAtheAscallopsAhaveAaAuse-
byAdateAofAAprilA10.AWhatAisAtheAuse-byAdateAforAtheAseafoodAdish?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AprilA8
WhatAinformationAmustAbeAincludedAonAtheAlabelAofAfoodApackagedAon-
siteAforAretailAsale?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ListAofAingredients
HowAshouldAanAitemAthatAhasAbeenArecalledAbyAitsAmanufacturerAbeAstoredAinAanAoperatio
n?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SeparatedAfromAfoodAthatAwillAbeAserved
AAfoodAhandlerAhasAjustAfinishedAstoringAaAdryAfoodAdelivery.AWhichAstepAwasAdoneAcorrec
tly?
A.AStoredAfoodAawayAfromAwall.
B.AStoredAfoodA4AinchesAoffAtheAfloor.
C.AStoredAfoodAunderneathAaAstairwell.
D.AStoredAfoodAinAanAemptyAchemicalAcontainer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StoredAfoodAawayAfromAwall
WhichAitemAshouldAbeArejected?
A.ABagsAofAorganicAcookiesAinAtornApackaging.
B.ABottledAmilkAatA41°FA.
C.AShellAeggsAatAanAairAtemperatureAofA45°F.
D.ALiveAoystersAatA50°F.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ABagsAofAorganicAcookiesAinAtornApackaging
Ready-to-eatATCSAfoodApreppedAin-
houseAmustAbeAdateAmarkedAifAitsAheldAforAmoreAthanAhowAmanyAhours?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-24Ahours